168  
FZUS72 KKEY 060937  
MWSKEY  
 
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL  
537 AM EDT THU AUG 6 2026  
 
GMZ042-043-060946-  
/O.CAN.KKEY.MA.W.0182.000000T0000Z-260806T1000Z/  
537 AM EDT THU AUG 6 2026  
   
..THE SPECIAL MARINE WARNING IS CANCELLED
 
 

 
 
LAT...LON 2492 8066 2477 8096 2478 8121 2505 8116  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0936Z 100DEG 20KT 2487 8091  
 

 
 
GMZ031-032-061000-  
/O.CON.KKEY.MA.W.0182.000000T0000Z-260806T1000Z/  
537 AM EDT THU AUG 6 2026  
   
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM EDT
 
 
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...  
BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE  
BRIDGE...  
FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BARNES SOUND, BLACKWATER SOUND, AND BUTTONWOOD  
SOUND...  
 
AT 536 AM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER SPRIGGER BANK  
LIGHT, MOVING WEST AT 20 KNOTS.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER.  
 
SOURCE...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS, SUDDENLY HIGHER  
WAVES, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.  
 
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...  
OXFOOT BANK LIGHT, LIGNUMVITAE KEY, PETERSON KEYS, SPRIGGER BANK  
LIGHT, AND CHANNEL KEY PASS LIGHT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR NOW, AND REMAIN THERE UNTIL  
THREATENING WEATHER HAS PASSED.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 2492 8066 2477 8096 2478 8121 2505 8116  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0936Z 100DEG 20KT 2487 8091  
 
HAIL...0.00IN  
WIND...>34KTS  
 

 
 
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